Tuesday, 7 of February of 2012

Volunteer with WPFD


The West Pulaski Fire Department is a great organization made entirely of volunteers. Your home and family are protected from fire and medical emergencies by a department made up trained and dedicated people that live and work in your own community.

We always need help from our neighbors to have adequate manpower that supports our emergency response teams. We are ALWAYS looking for quality folks that want to join our team. At this time, we are asking for your help to ensure we have enough trained personnel at your local station.

What you get as a volunteer firefighter–

  • Volunteer’s Firefighters receive all necessary training to become a Certified Fire Fighter at NO COST.
  • Once Trained -Protective Equipment (Protective Fire Clothing/Equipment) is provided to you at NO COST.
  • Once Trained -  a Voice pager is provided for dispatch of fire/rescue calls at NO COST.
  • When Certified as a firefighter- Advanced training is available for any specialty skills you desire related to most aspects of Firefighting, Vehicle Rescue, Rescue CPR, First Responder, etc.

What we need from you as a volunteer firefighter

  • Participate in Department (all stations) training one evening per month.
  • Participate in Station Training one Saturday morning per month.
  • Participate in Station Maintenance one evening per week.
  • Let us know what time you are generally available to respond/participate .(example = most people are generally available evenings after work and most weekends)
  • Being a volunteer firefighter only requires that you respond to a call when you are in your home area.
  • You do not have to leave work, church, or family activities to be a volunteer firefighter. We only ask that you respond to fire/rescue calls when you are available.

Please call 501-821-9320 with questions or visit your local WPFD station for more information


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